"At the gates of the sun. From Sânziene to the Village Museum"
Thursday, June 24, 2021 The National Museum of the "Dimitrie Gusti" Village invites you to the cultural event"At the gates of the sun. From Sânziene to the Village Museum". As every year, the Village Museum brings back the traditions and customs of this day: from weaving the wreath of Sânziene flowers, to throwing it on the house, from wearing a shirt, to deciphering the symbols sewn on it and participating in the Sânziene fair .
In popular belief, the Sânzienele were considered to be beautiful women, nocturnal divinities who float in the air or walk on the earth on the night of June 23 to 24, sing and dance, make fields fruitful, multiply animals and birds, heal people's diseases and sufferings . At night when the heavens open, the girls gather Sânziene flowers and put them under their pillow to dream of their bear.
On the morning of Sânziene, before sunrise, people gathered bouquets of Sânziene, which they braided into wreaths and threw them on the roofs of the houses. It is believed that the person will live long if the wreath stays on the house or, on the contrary, that he will die quickly when the wreath slides to the edge of the roof or falls from the roof. The Sânzienel festival marks the middle of summer and is considered the best time for gathering medicinal plants. In Sânziene, parties and events take place. In the past, they were a good opportunity for young people to meet for marriage.
The holiday of June 24 is also popularly known as Drăgaica. Even now, the Orthodox Church commemorates the Birth of Saint John the Baptist. And last but not least, June 24th is celebrated: it is the International Day of Ia since 2013, at the initiative of the online community "La Blouse Roumaine".
During the event, young and old visitors will learn about the properties of medicinal plants with Mr. Ing. Petre Biolan (with participation based on registration - at the e-mail addressrelatii.publice@muzeul-satului.ro) and will witness the reconstitution of old customs - which people practiced on Sânziene day - by the Vatra Harmanului Ensemble from Brașov.
The opening of the exhibition will take place at 2:00 p.mThe Art of the T-Shirt, organized in partnership with the Embassy of the Republic of Moldova in Romania and the National Museum of Ethnography and Natural History in Chisinau, in the context of supporting and promoting the file "Cămașa cu altiță" with the aim of its inclusion in the UNESCO Intangible World Heritage List. The program will end with a classical music recital by soprano Stephanie Radu and tenor Alin Stoica, starting at 3:00 p.m.
Children and adults will have the opportunity to participate in the workshop of making crowns from sànziene. Reservations are made to the e-mail addressrelatii.publice@muzeul-satului.ro, and the cost is 25 lei per person, with a maximum of 10 participants.
Also, those who will come to the museum dressed in Romanian clothing/shirt will have free entryand those who don't have it, will have the opportunity to buy it at the fair, from the folk craftsmen present at the event who will have products from the fabric register and not only - ii, shirts, wipes, girdles, scarves, vests, opinci, ornaments and other accessories, flowers, seasonal products, book.
Event schedule – 9.00 – 19.00
Activities – 11.00 – 15.30
Participation based on the museum entrance ticket – 5 lei/student, 10 lei/pensioner, 20 lei/adult
Free entry - those who will come to the museum dressed in Romanian clothing/shirt!
The program of the event
